Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.5% of Maihar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 502 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Maihar, which ranks 34 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹98,938 and formal-sector jobs at 7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Maihar are in the Maihar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Maihar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.